[Sigia-l] AIfIA Goals 2004 Survey Results

[Noreen Whysel]

Another way to read the initiative question is as a cart before horse 
problem.  Can we Promote IA effectively before developing the practice with 
standardized tools and processes?  I think we can certainly Explain the 
Value, but the first question is going to be, How do you do it? followed by, 
What does it cost?

Noreen Whysel


>From: "Eric Reiss" <elr at e-reiss.com>
>To: sigia-l at asis.org
>Subject: RE: [Sigia-l] AIfIA Goals 2004 Survey Results
>Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 11:27:09 +0100
>
>Yes the survey is interesting - particularly the post-survey
>promotion.
>
>On the front page, AIfIA writes:
>
>"As the following chart demonstrates, the majority of our members
>value Building the Practice (sharing tools, research, and best
>practices) over Explain the Value (explain importance of IA to
>business, government, education, professional groups, etc.) and Focus
>on Members (further develop members-only services and benefits)."
>
>(Chart info: Build Practice = 69%, Explain Value = 30%, Member Focus
>= 5)
>
>These responses relate to question three, "Which type of intiatives
>are most important to you?"
>
>However, when members could rank specific initiatives on a scale of
>1-5, Promote IA to business received a whopping 48% of responses as
>"Most important" - more top-ranked responses than any other single
>initiative.
>
>To me, the message seems to be that Best Practice and IA Tools are
>wonderful - but we also have to make sure we have a place to practice
>and use these tools. Also, this intriguing response pattern suggests
>that AIfIA needs to decide whether they are proponents of Big IA or
>Little IA.
>
>Cheers,
>Eric
>
>e-reiss
>copenhagen, denmark
>
>
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